INTERNET LAW

April 2002 – The U.S. Supreme Court has overthrown a congressional ban on virtual paedophilia. It ruled the First Amendment protects pornography or other sexual images that only appear to depict real children engaged in sex. The judgment is a victory for both pornographers and legitimate artists such as filmmakers. They argued that a broad ban […]

Defamation laws have developed over several centuries to provide recourse for people whose reputation is or is likely to be harmed by publication of information about them. In theory, the objective of defamation laws is to balance protection of individual reputation with freedom of expression. In practice, defamation laws are frequently used as a means […]

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 27, 2005 – A woman sued Yahoo Inc. for $3 million, alleging the Internet site failed to fulfill a promise to remove nude pictures of her from the Web. Cecilia Barnes, 48, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Multnomah County, claims an ex-boyfriend began posting unauthorized personal profiles of her containing the photos […]

If you have been libeled, you can sue for damages. Libel is the publication of false or defamatory statements about another-which could be a person, an institution, or a company. Traditionally, the courts have distinguished between slander-which is a comment that appears in a transitory form, such as speech-and libel, which is published. False information […]

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You’re not doing anything wrong or against the law, despite what the error message says. The message means that the program in question is having a problem. The “illegal operation” designation covers a wide range of errors, and it may take some time, patience and troubleshooting to pinpoint the cause. The most common causes of […]